Sr/Lead Software Engineer: Ruby on Rails 
Location: US, CA, Santa Monica
Department: Engineering
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Industry: Internet
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
THE COMPANY: FlashFunders (#URL_e3b6d99b3442da190b75a52397dfcbed486fa7a5ea8b8fd653d8ad070d0d6065#) FlashFunders is an online equity-funding platform that empowers entrepreneurs with the tools and resources they need to raise capital from family, friends and angel investors in exchange for equity in an efficient, cost effective and compliant manner. With the backing of great partners we are assembling a world-class team to tackle the future of capital formation. HOW IT WORKS: FlashFunders provides startups with free template investment documents and a platform to publicly market their offerings to receive investments from accredited investors (which FlashFunders' verifies). Flashfunders also provides assistance with all closing procedures once a startup is funded (such as issuing shares, filing forms, etc.). The best part about FlashFunders is there's no cost for a startup to create and market an offering — FlashFunders’ business model is predicated on receiving the right to invest at the same terms as all other investors. Highlights…FlashFunders is currently the only FINRA registered Broker-Dealer that is licensed to transact equity securities on the web.Backed by Europlay Capital Advisors (ECA), founded by Mark Dyne (original investor in Skype) and Stubbs Alderton &amp; Markiles, LLP (legal team for Beats, LinkedIn and Skype).We are live and already have a number of successful offerings: Swapt, Swggr, The Influential Network,iGovern.On a lighter note, we’re pretty good at PingPong (LAPingPong).

Job description:
THE COMPANY: FlashFunders (#URL_e3b6d99b3442da190b75a52397dfcbed486fa7a5ea8b8fd653d8ad070d0d6065#)FlashFunders is an online equity-funding platform that empowers entrepreneurs with the tools and resources they need to raise capital from family, friends and angel investors in exchange for equity in an efficient, cost effective and compliant manner. With the backing of great partners we are assembling a world-class team to tackle the future of capital formation. HOW IT WORKS: FlashFunders provides startups with free template investment documents and a platform to publicly market their offerings to receive investments from accredited investors (which FlashFunders' verifies). Flashfunders also provides assistance with all closing procedures once a startup is funded (such as issuing shares, filing forms, etc.). The best part about FlashFunders is there's no cost for a startup to create and market an offering — FlashFunders’ business model is predicated on receiving the right to invest at the same terms as all other investors. Highlights…FlashFunders is currently the only FINRA registered Broker-Dealer that is licensed to transact equity securities on the web.Backed by Europlay Capital Advisors (ECA), founded by Mark Dyne (original investor in Skype) and Stubbs Alderton &amp; Markiles, LLP (legal team for Beats, LinkedIn and Skype).We are live and already have a number of offerings all in various stages of raising capital: Swapt, Swggr, The Influential Network,iGovern. THE OPPORTUNITY: Sr/Lead Software Engineer: Ruby on RailsFlashFunders is one of Southern California’s only FinTech startups and we are re-inventing the way startups raise capital and investors are given accessibility to early stage startups. How are we doing this? By building the best platform available. Join us. Specifically….Participate in all phases of the software development cycle: from product definition and design through implementation, debugging, testing and even launch.  Work closely with the product team to discuss new features and technologies, research the technical feasibility of new ideas and actively suggest improvements.Build something great. Period.Contribute to the design and development of product features and architecture.

Requirements:
THE IDEAL CANDIDATES: REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS/ATTRIBUTESLet’s keep this short and sweet:EDUCATION: B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience preferred.EXPERIENCE: 2+ years of solid software development experience.Expertise in Ruby, RoR.Experience with the rest of our stack highly preferred: Ruby, Javascript, Postgres, HTML/CSS, deployed on Heroku.Be a problem-solving animal and find the optimal solution to any hurdles you come up against.Collaborative team player familiar with the speed and agility of an agile development team.

Benefits:
WHY FLASHFUNDERS?NOT because we offer a competitive salary + stock/equity options + benefits.NOT because we offer all the usual startup perks we’ve all come to love.NOT because we are truly disrupting the way startups receive funding. BUT:Because you will be part of the founding team, shaping the company.Because at FlashFunders, you will have the opportunity to push the envelope, choose features you want to work on and make industry leading products others want to use.Because you will have the freedom and opportunity to be a part of something that has not been done before.Because you want to work at a place that values "getting things done" more than "working the startup hours."But most importantly, because you want to work with other incredible minds and you are aligned with FlashFunders vision. FlashFunders is not just looking for an employee.  We are looking for core team members to help us build an industry-leading platform, which will become the standard in online capital fundraising. We’d love to hear from you.